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Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund

Saint-Gervais, Quebec, June 27,
2010 – At the inauguration of the
Saint-Gervais drinking water plant, Dominique Vien, Member of the
National Assembly for Bellechasse and Minister of Government
Services, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Minister of Municipal
Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and Minister responsible
for the Chaudière-Appalaches region, as well as Steven
Blaney, Member of Parliament for Lévis-Bellechasse, on
behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for
Canada Economic Development, referred today to the $937,834 in
government assistance which the municipality had received under the
Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF).

This government assistance was used to upgrade the drinking
water treatment facilities in Saint-Gervais. The project involved
expansion of the existing service building to install an ionic
exchange water treatment system and a combined ultraviolet ray and
chlorine disinfection system. The work helped to improve drinking
water quality for the population of over 1,900 people.

“I am proud to be here at the inauguration of the
Saint-Gervais drinking water treatment plant. With these upgraded
facilities, the Municipality of Saint-Gervais will be able to
guarantee its citizens drinking water of higher quality,”
said MNA and
Minister Dominique Vien.

“The Government of Canada is very proud to see the
completion of this project, essential to the quality of life of the
people of Saint-Gervais. Infrastructure projects are vital to the
future of Quebec and Canada. They make a tangible and long-lasting
contribution to improving the quality of life for residents and
boost the economic development and vitality of the regions,”
said Minister of State Lebel.

Completion of this project necessitated a total eligible
investment of $1,875,667 under component 1 of the MRIF. The
governments of Quebec and Canada each contributed $468,917, for
total government assistance of $937,834, while the Municipality of
Saint-Gervais invested $937,833.

Saint-Gervais Mayor Gilles Nadeau said he was delighted with the
completion of the project, which would improve the quality of
essential services for residents while furthering the development
of the municipality.

Under the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, a
cost-sharing initiative of the Government of Quebec and Government
of Canada, $390 million in funding has been made available to
Quebec municipalities. With the financial participation of the
municipalities, this initiative could result in the execution of
more than $576 million in work. The objectives of the MRIF are to
improve community infrastructure, the quality of the environment
and citizens’ quality of life, and to promote long-term
economic growth.

The program, in force until March 31, 2010, was
administered by the Quebec Department of Municipal Affairs, Regions
and Land Occupancy. Canada Economic Development is responsible for
delivering the federal portion of the MRIF on
behalf of the Government of Canada.

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Sources:

Alexandre Noël
Communications Advisor
Constituency Office of the MNA for
Bellechasse
Office of the Minister of Government Services
Tel.: 418-528-0177